Senior Principal Architect, IT Transformation, TMIC (remote) in Canada, Ontario

We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine!

We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.

As Manager, IT Transformation, Territory Management and Incentive Compensation (TMIC) , you will be responsible for the planning, coordination and successful delivery and deployments of Sales Performance Management (SPM) applications (Varicent & SAP Commissions) across all Stryker divisions, functions, and regions. This position plays a key role in coordinating communication across various business groups, IT technical teams, business analysts, Enterprise Architecture, and System Integrator(s) and provides leadership direction to Stryker Commercial team on SPM best practices, reusability to ensure smooth release of commercial application on stage and production environment.

What you will do

• Builds out Forecast and Business Case Financial Models with IT Business Partners and Project Managers to secure funding for projects.

• Lead design, configuration, development, testing and deployment activities. These responsibilities will be distributed across Projects and Release Cycles. Additionally, the responsible for the delivery of approved projects through the project management framework.

• End-to-end ownership of the design, development, testing, deployment of the SPM Platforms (Varicent & SAP Commissions) products to help drive overall strategy and roadmap in TMIC space.

• Lead and direct the work of Technical Solution Leads, Technical Solution Analysts and Solution Architects and Vendor teams.

• Work closely with System Integrator(s) to ensure alignment of key program activities and milestones for deployment and production releases.

• Manage and coordinate with strategic suppliers, System integrator and deployment partners through the entire SDLC to ensure they meet the contractual deliverables and agreed-upon timelines, and quality/performance metrics.

• Drive the Solution Reviews and Design decisions, technical approvals across the application area, and alignment of scope for all types of releases in end-to-end product lifecycle.

• Develops and builds robust collaboration with infrastructure, middleware, security, governance, and service delivery as needed.

​

What you Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in the areas of Computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field of study

• 10+ years of professional IT experience required with 6+ years of experience in Sales Performance management (SPM) processes and tools like Varicent/SAP Commissions required.

• 5+ years of IT experience in leading SPM projects, setting priorities and plans to meet business objectives

• Strong Integration experience with upstream/downstream processes likes master data management, Sales processes, Reporting and Payroll.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or MBA

• Experience in enterprise solution methodologies, preferably in both traditional waterfall and agile approaches

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.